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Stephanie T. Burns serves as Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program within the Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology Department at Western Michigan University's College of Education and Human Development. A Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Ohio and Michigan and National Certified Counselor (NCC), she advises the Mu Beta Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota and previously co-chaired its Professional Advocacy Committee for six years.
Her academic credentials include a Ph.D. and M.Ed. from Kent State University and a B.F.A. from the University of Akron.
Dr. Burns' research spans stress/guilt/shame responses, mental health assessment, counselor professional identity, ethical decision-making, career interest inventories, neurofeedback, and program evaluation. Her work critically examines counselor education practices, professional identity formation, and ethical boundaries while addressing adolescent/adult mental health through both clinical and assessment lenses.
Analysis of her 2017-2023 publications reveals three dominant trajectories: ethical boundary management in supervision (12 articles), professional identity development among licensed counselors (7 articles), and psychometric validation of career assessment tools (5 articles). Her work consistently bridges theoretical frameworks with clinical applications, particularly in guilt/shame processing and workplace mistreatment interventions.
Her accolades include:
- 2018 Emerging Scholar Award (WMU College of Education)
- 2017 Outstanding Scholar Award (The Professional Counselor journal)
- Top 20 Downloaded Article (Journal of Employment Counseling, 2017)
- Inaugural Edwin L. Herr Fellow for Counseling Leadership
Dr. Burns actively shapes the profession through committee service on local/state/national counseling associations, CEU workshop delivery, and conference presentations. Her six-year leadership in Chi Sigma Iota's advocacy efforts demonstrates sustained commitment to advancing counseling standards and professional identity.
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